The City of Syracuse Is Located in Onondaga County in the Geographic Center of New York State

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SYRACUSE, NEW YORK FACT SHEET – January 2014

The City of Syracuse is located in Onondaga County in the geographic center of New York State. The counties of Onondaga, Madison, and Oswego make up the Syracuse Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). The Syracuse-Auburn Combined Statistical Area (CSA) consists of Cayuga, Madison, Onondaga and Oswego counties.

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS New York State…………………………… $70,485 United States……………………………… $64,030 Area: Onondaga County ...... 780 sq. mi. Syracuse MSA ...... 2,390 sq. mi. Syracuse-Auburn CSA...... 3,083 sq. mi. AVERAGE APARTMENT RENTAL City of Syracuse ...... 26 sq. mi. One Bedroom: $550 - $650 Two Bedroom: $675 - $775

Terrain: Rolling hills and flat plains

Altitude: 364 - 681 feet Elevation: 414 feet MEDIAN HOME PRICE - 2012 Syracuse MSA – $124,900 (2nd qtr.) – Percent Change Over Year: -0.4% Climate: four seasons, continental mean average temperature: Source: NYS Association of Realtors January ...... 24 degrees National Association of Realtors April ...... 46 degrees July ...... 71 degrees September ...... 62 degrees REGIONAL OUTPUT (2009) annual average snowfall ...... 135 inches (1990-2007) Output, 2009 Real Growth growing season approx...... 171 days Metro Area (in $1,000,000s) 1980 to 2009 annual rainfall ...... 36 inches Buffalo-Niagara Falls 54,509 76.3% Rochester 50,400 83.9% PROXIMITY TO MARKET Albany-Schenectady-Troy 44,276 99.8% Over 136 million people live within a 750 mile radius of Syracuse, including Syracuse 32,432 85.0% over 50 percent of the population of Canada and the United States. Poughkeepsie-Newburgh 23,597 122.4% Utica-Rome 12,104 81.9% Mileage to Major Cities: Ithaca 4,707 113.5% Albany, NY 136 Montreal, Que. 248 *Composite includes six categories Baltimore, MD 299 New York, NY 253 Binghamton, NY 75 Niagara Falls, NY 165 CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (CPI) Boston, MA 299 Philadelphia, PA 255 September ‘13 – 234.149 - September ’14 – 238.031 1.7% Buffalo, NY 147 Pittsburgh, PA 342 Chicago, IL 665 Rochester, NY 85 Cleveland, OH 330 Toronto, Ont. 248 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE (%) Hartford, CT 236 Washington, DC 350 County MSA CSA NYS US Sept. ’13 6.8 7.1 7.0 7.4 7.2 POPULATION Sept. ‘14 5.5 5.7 5.6 5.6 5.9 1990 2000 2010 City of Syracuse 163,860 146,435 145,170 LABOR FORCE Onondaga County 468,973 458,336 467,026 Labor Force Employed Syracuse MSA 659,864 650,154 662,577 September 2014 Source: U.S. Census Bureau Onondaga County 217,800 205,700 Syracuse MSA 305,500 288,000 RACE/ETHNIC BREAKDOWN OF POPULATION Syracuse-Auburn CSA 344,000 324,500 (2010) - PERCENT OF TOTAL POPULATION City of Onondaga Syracuse- NON-AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT Syracuse County MSA (Data in Thousands) MSA Percent White 56.0 81.1 85.5 Employment Sector Sept ’13 – Sept ‘14 Change Black/African American 29.5 11.0 8.1 Over the Year Asian/Pacific Islander 5.5 3.1 2.4 TOTAL 317.3 316.1 -0.4% American Indian, Alaska Native 1.1 0.8 0.7 Goods Producing 37.7 36.8 -2.4% Other 2.7 1.2 1.0 Natural Resources, Two or more races 5.1 2.8 2.4 Construction & Mining 13.3 13.2 -0.8% Hispanic Origin (of any race) 8.3 4.0 3.4 Manufacturing 24.4 23.6 -3.3% Source: U.S. Census Bureau Service Providing 279.6 279.3 -0.1% Trade, Transportation, Utilities 63.3 63.5 0.3% HOUSEHOLDS Information 4.5 4.5 0.0% 1990 2000 2010 Financial Activities 16.0 16.1 0.6% City of Syracuse 65,046 59,482 64,356 Professional & Business Services 32.8 32.7 -0.3% Onondaga County 177,950 181,153 202,357 Education & Health Services 63.7 62.6 -1.7% Syracuse MSA 243,899 252,043 287,712 Leisure & Hospitality 29.9 30.1 0.7% Source: U.S. Census Bureau Other Services 12.3 12.5 1.6% Government 56.4 56.4 0.0% MEDIAN AGE – Source: NYS Department of Labor City of Syracuse - 30.2 New York State - 37.7 Onondaga County - 38.4 United States - 36.5 Syracuse MSA - 38.3 Source: U.S. Census Bureau MEDIAN FAMILY INCOME – 2013 Onondaga County………………………… $69,720 Syracuse Metropolitan Area……………… $67,455 Water: The Port of Oswego is located on the southeast shore of Lake Ontario, TAXES 34 miles northwest of Syracuse. The New York State Canal System Sales ………………………………………………………….8.0% encompasses 524 miles and runs east-west across New York State, connecting State……………………………………….4.0% the Niagara River with the Hudson River. The Onondaga Lake Barge Canal Local………………………………………..4.0% Terminal is located just north of Syracuse. State Income Tax…………………………………………..4.0% - 7.7%

MAJOR EMPLOYERS in CENTRAL NEW YORK HEALTH CARE  Upstate University Health System ...... 9,332 Four acute care hospitals, a number of long-term skilled nursing facilities, outpatient centers serving all sectors of the county, renowned teaching facilities,  Syracuse University ...... 4,653 including Upstate University Health System, two hospital-based nursing schools,  St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center ...... 4,000 and several residency programs.  Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse…………………………... 3,887  Wegmans ...... 3,686 EDUCATION AND TRAINING  Crouse Hospital ...... 2,700 Public, Private and Parochial Education: There are 18 school districts in  Loretto ...... 2,476 Onondaga County (17 Suburban, 1 City) with an enrollment of approximately  National Grid ...... 2,000 80,000 students. The districts are comprised of 78 Elementary Schools, 27  Time Warner Cable…………………………………………...... 1,800 Junior High, and 21 High Schools.  Lockheed Martin MS2…………………………………………...1,600 College and Universities: There are 44 private and state colleges within the  V.A. Medical Center ...... 1,500 Greater Syracuse region, with a combined enrollment of over 215,000  Excellus BlueCross BlueShield…………………………………….1,380 students. In the Syracuse area there are eight schools including Syracuse  Carrier Corporation ...... 1,300 University, LeMoyne College, Upstate University Health System, the College of  Welch Allyn ...... 1,300 Environmental Science and Forestry, Onondaga Community College, SUNY  Byrne Dairy……………………………………………………....1,300 Empire State College, SUNY Oswego, Cazenovia College, Morrisville College  United Parcel Service ...... 1,288 and Bryant & Stratton College.

 Syracuse Research Corp…………………………………………1,020 Vocational Training: The five public vocational centers and 24 private  Verizon ...... 1,100 vocational and technical schools offer more than 80 courses of study in a wide  AXA Equitable Life Insurance Co...... 944 variety of fields.  L.& J.G. Stickley, Inc...... 850  The Bank of New York Mellon Corp ...... 850 RECREATION & CULTURE  More than 50 state, county and city parks and several nature centers

 40 golf courses (more than any other area in the Northeast) EMPLOYMENT CENTERS – Estimated total employment for areas of the County that serve as geographic clusters of employment.  Rosamond Gifford Zoo at Burnet Park open year-round  Downtown Syracuse ...... 27,000  40 museums and galleries, including the nationally known Everson  University Hill ...... 20,000 Museum of Art, designed by I.M. Pei  Destiny USA ...... 4,700  Electronics Park ...... 2,700  Syracuse Opera, the only year-round professional opera company serving Central New York  Hancock Airpark ...... 750  Syracuse Stage, Central New York’s only professional theater, attracting COMMUNICATIONS talented actors and directors from Broadway and beyond Major newspaper:  Syracuse Symphony Orchestra, the 28th largest orchestra in the United The Post-Standard (daily) 470-0011 States, serves the central and northern New York Region Business newspapers:  The Carrier Dome, home of Syracuse University athletics; the only domed Business Journal (weekly) 472-3104 stadium in the northeast

Eagle Newspapers (weekly) 434-8889 Alliance Bank Stadium seats 11,000 spectators and is home to the Syracuse New Times (weekly) 422-7011  Syracuse Chiefs, a AAA affiliate of the Washington Nationals The Scotsman Press, Inc. (weekly) 472-7825  The New York State Fair, the longest running state fair in the country, annually attracts nearly 1 million people from across the Northeast TRANSPORTATION Syracuse is located at the crossroads of two interstate highway systems,  Museum of Science & Technology (MOST) – More than 200 exhibits and east/west I-90 the New York State Thruway, and north/south I-81. displays provide a unique hands-on experience for all ages. New York State’s only IMAX-Dome theatre Highway: More than 150 trucking companies, including the nation's top 12 carriers of general freight, service the Syracuse area.  Numerous music festivals including Jazz Fest, NYS Blues Fest and Empire Brewing Musical Festival Air: Over 130 passenger flights arrive and depart daily from the Syracuse Hancock International Airport, serviced by seven major airlines and several  Ethnic festivals – Polish Festival, Jewish Music & Cultural Festival, commuter lines. Six major air cargo companies service the Syracuse terminal in Bavarian Festival, Latino-American Festival, Irish Festival, La Festa addition to several regional carriers, forwarders and passenger airlines that Italiana, Oktoberfest, and many more offer air freight services.

Prepared by: CenterState Corporation for Economic Opportunity. Bus: CENTRO provides public transportation for Syracuse and suburbs at a For additional information or more detailed data, contact: 315.470.1800 fare of $1.25. Onondaga Coach, Greyhound, Syracuse & Oswego, and Adirondack Trailways also provide inter-city passenger service.

Rail: CSX provides direct rail freight service to a variety of Northeastern markets. Amtrak provides rail passenger transportation service from the William F. Walsh Regional Transportation Center.